Representation of Denmark participated in the World Championship, organized by the UNIF world futnet federation in the Czech Republic, in the category of women and for the first time in history also with team in the junior category. The UNIF was formed in Switzerland in 2010, when the best countries in the world were not satisfied with the situation in the original FIFTA federation, and the Danish Federation (DFTF) was a founding member. The original FIFTA continues its limited activity, but it is practically a tournament of Balkan countries with the absolute dominance of Romania, complemented by recreational and touring players from other countries, including Denmark, where the family of former DFTF players have lately created their own pseudo-federation

Since we were in the junior category for the first time, and because in the women's category the former players (the sisters mentioned in the previous paragraph) unfortunately did not achieve high-quality results, our teams were deployed only in the last lots. This in fact meant only top rivals for the 3-member qualifying groups, and thus pragmatic acceptance of the fact that in the next rounds we will only play the best overall placement with non-semi-final teams. All the results are in the appendix or in the links to the website, plus we select some interesting matches of Danish representatives. In addition to traditional top countries such as the Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, Korea or Slovakia, UNIF members became new strong countries like Italy or Spain, and exotic but high quality rivals from Colombia, India or Iraq (even in the category women). Although we were preparing carefully for the championship, training of smashes on the net with the former triple world champion and another Czech national team player was a great help.

E-mails with Fodtennis Danmark have nothing to do with Danish Fodtennis Federation - DFTF, the full member of world organization UNIF. It is a private activity of C.Friberg, previous member of DFTF, who later established her own organization, participating at events of Balkan countries, remaining in the previous federation FIFTA.

Futnet WC was organized this year in November in Brno, Czech Republic, by world association UNIF for the regular members. UNIF is the paraply organization for the best countries and players from the world, and tournaments are only for the members with paid membership – compared e.g. with the previous federation FIFTA, now more becoming just Balcan union, where any passing tourist can participate, and the participants level and zero visitors attendance is corresponding to the fact. This year became full members also Hungary and Rumania form the previous federation, so nobody from top quality was missing this year. Participation from 5 different continents failed only once, thanks to French embassy, granting visas only for staff, but no players from Cameroun and Mali.

Compared with the previous years, when the national team was automatically composed by few same members from the local family club, was decided to prefer younger player, having better physical and body skills and the previous ones, and the chance to improve. Finally the biggest problem were not the other teams on field, but school exams, causing the delay for some players. So we could not play Friday morning games with subs, and that made big influence in some games, mainly in doubles, where lost the game with England from our matchball.

All results, including links to live streaming, are available on excellent website from WC organizers, incl. photogalleri. https://brno2016.worldfutnet.com/home-en/

We could only appreciate the permanent improvement of our young players (most of them could participate also in Junior WC next year), being awarded with 3rd place in President Cup with beautiful trophy – cut crystal glass cup.

Just 14 days remaining to WC in Czech Republic. We shall inform on FB and website about games including live streaming and photos from WC. Because of legal reasons and unlawful use it is necessary to ask for the permission to use publicly photos or live streams from our federation DFTF - the only legal partner and member of world federation UNIF and its member countries with websites and FB.

On Friday 11th November plays Danish national football team qualification game with Kazachstan. Our federation in cooperation with Danish Football Union will present futnet for coming visitors at Fanszone between 6.00 - 8.00 p.m. Everybody can try futnet og watch national team players, getting ready for WC coming next week.

Top 12 countries in each discipline will play for the World Champion in the main tournament (7 countries advancing directly based on the results from Nymburk plus Romania on a wild card plus 4 countries from the qualifying stage held on Friday morning and early afternoon). The rest of the coutries will battle it out for UNIF President’s Cup in Division B.

Coming World Champion in Czech Republic will offer the best from the top players around the world, from South Korea, over African countries to USA or Canada. Already now sold out finals will be also on TV and live streaming. Updated info will be on enclosed website:

This season finished with futnet presentation during summer football school for 250 children, now most of players are leaving for holidays. Because we know, that some of them will join summer fodtennis tournaments, we are looking for som pictures.

Fodtennis - DTU Lyngby stævne d.4.juni 2016

For the first time was the biggest volleyball outdoor tournament of Danish Technical University in Lyngby followed by new activity, futnet. All players from 48 participating teams could during the day something totally new, and some with big success.

Attached is an excellent article from the Irish organizer of the tournament 'five countries' in Dublin. Even for most national team players came the tournament late, ie after the start of out-door football season, which for them is still a priority, the tournament was a chance to prove to other players, including young 20-year-old students, who start for the team DTU Lyngby, incl. their professor.

Difficulty of the tournament confirms 8 matches in 5 hours. All teams had equal chances almost the same, only the Slovak player Tomcisak who was invited to this tournament by Englishmen from Scotland, was with his quality absolutely different level.

For Denmark had the tournament, unfortunately, a very unusual way to assess, as the system was determined by the "points against" - Denmark had in triple the same number of victories as Austria and England, and even Denmark defeated both teams, went to the semi-final England :-).

We would like to thank Jamie, and all organizers, as well as other participating countries and players who overwhelming were very friendly both on the field and then in the evening final social evaluation at the local clubhouse O'Neills.

Sports weekend with the biggest sporting event Playpark in Denmark with many sports activities in the former shipbuilding hall. Although we had to improvise, when soccer indoor pitch was just before the event taken away. Next to us, we heard shooting paintball, above us jumping bungee-jumping or at a height of 40 meters clinging climbers etc. The great interest in futnet meant waiting over an hour to finally enable about 200 guests - children, adults, including women, either individually or together with experienced players, including the Danish national team, to test their skills in short matches per set.

Thanks for the help of all players from Copenhagen clubs and excellent PR work by the organizers.

During the biggest sports fair in Scandinavia, Playpark, will be presented many sport activities incl. futnet. The best players from national team, who participated at UNIF EM 2015 in Slovakia, will instruct all guests, how to play futnet, at at 12.00 p.m. will play show-game. So come to Refshaleøen to try it.

Danish futnet is getting ready for the first top of season, international futnet tournament in Dublin with participating countries from Ireland, England, Denmark, Austria and Germany. We are pleased to see, that players will be probably from 3 different Danish clubs. Final selection will be done after futnet presentation during Copenhagen Sport Fair in March.

World Cup 2016

*Men’s World Championships 2016 in Brno aspires to be one of the biggest futnet events in history. High participation is expected and the organisers are already working hard to ensure the best experience for all members of the delegations as well as the spectators.

The WCh will take place from 18 to 20 November 2016 in Brno, Czech Republic. The arrival day is 17 November, departure day 21 November. On 17 November UNIF Congress and WCh Technical meeting will take place in the evening.*

Fodtennis i avisene

Flot information om vores landshold og deltagelsen til EM 2015

https://minby.dk/oesterbro-avis/fodtennis-landshold-fra-skjold/

EM Humenne 2015

The Danish Futnet Federation has participated at European Futnet Championship in Slovakia 2015 with mens team. Compared to previous years, when the national team featured players who, although futnet practiced, but missing the basic sports skills and physical requirements of other sporting activities, this year's team consists of young players born in 1996 (i.e. they could play for several years at the Junior Championships ), with excellent physical condition, technique and game discipline. Logically lacking only the gaming experience and skill in net playing. The only exception was the change when the experienced Peter Castor replaced young Durim, where in the last minute was found, that he has not a Danish passport.

The tournament was held in style in Humenné in eastern Slovak. The team flew over Budapest and then by minibus to Humenne, where he was staying in a high quality hotel with perfect service and catering with a choice of several different dishes. Both halls were only a few minutes' walk away, which was important for us especially on Friday after a very late arrival. The tournament was attended by 12 countries, including the newly adopted Romania, where the best players logically left the original federation, which holds one Romanian official from his ministry subsidies, and which became actually rather tournament of Balkan countries.

On Friday morning began singles, doubles continued in the afternoon and on Saturday triples. It played in 3-member groups, and Denmark due to poor results of prior representation to the last participation in 2012 was logically paired into groups to better teams. For our few experienced players but in the end it was a good situation, because they could warm up and prepare for the next important matches of the final placement.

THE SINGLE

The single was represented by Anders, and his premiere was as it should be. In the group was a Czech and Romanian, who finally played together the tournament final. The difference in performance and nervousness meant a clear opening victory of Romanian and subsequently clear victory of Czech in the first set. In the second set, Anders suddenly calmed, and the result was a continuous 7-7, where the Czech team had to take a time-out that Anders commented on a great note: 'Suddenly I had those balls fall right :-)'. This game was also on direct Czech TV. In the next match of the final placement Anders lost little pitch, especially when the first set losing only 9-11 with Ukraine, and thus played a 11th place with an Englishman.Clearly won the first set and despite nervousness brought Denmark first tournament win. Nice work Anders.

To double were nominated Frederik, Peter, and Niels. Matches in the group were once again difficult for newcomers put to the test, so the matches against elite teams Romania and Switzerland fell as expected payouts favorites. In the deciding match, whether we are in the top ten, or we play only on 11th place, we met England, which had the advantage of a good deployment, because of their line-up has included former world champion from Slovakia. For our happiness in this double champion did not start, so our team won 2-0 in sets in my opinion the best performance of the tournament. Players joy was immense, guarantee placement in the top ten in practice also meant almost certain participation in the World Cup next year. The joy of the certainty of good places added euphoria why we could not in the battle for the 9th place to beat Austria, which ended at the last EC before the Danish representation? Laxity resulted in excellent performance in the first set with the result of 11-9, while the second set won easily in Austria, perhaps from too much responsibility to our players who regularly turns on the pitch. Through tactical meeting before the third set went Austria back into the lead, and nervousness crept into our game. Although Austria had led 10-8, we bet on a risky option when the server's rotation and the net play, which led first to the comparison result, and later to the matchball. Excellent receipt of Austrian smash from Frederic lead to Peter's play on net, where he overpressed opponent's block, and the 12-10 victory was ours (see short video on Facebook). We were nr. 9 in Europe after very good performance of all players :-).

THE TRIPLES

To triple matches has been nominated max. 5 players (Mads, Nicolai Frederik, Anders, Peter), with the main burden should be on Mads, and Nicolai. Group matches against the favorites of Romania, and in particular against the Slovak, showed a logical technical maturity of our competitors, which is what most evident in triples. In the attached pictures you can see eg. Slovak block on the net, where the Mads head-play is opponent blocking with the stretched leg raised high. This is the result of many years of training, while it showed that in triples must be played smash and block rather than darting technical player, but high-killer, with a large range feet over the net. Yet we in the struggle to fight for the top ten with Austria believed that we have a chance to beat them. And there are real chances in a match they had, unfortunately, there was also a greater number of unnecessary, unforced errors, and our defeat. Pragmatically speaking, the better team did not win, but lost the team worse. The disappointment was huge, but it was necessary to concentrate on the decisive match with Ireland, which lost the previous match with England, including in line-up the former world champion, in overtime in the third set. So duel between two disappointed teams, who can faster concentrate for the last game? It was the Irish who easily dominated the first set and not immediately reveal anything that would match did not manage, through our time-outs and player substitutions. In the second set, however, the Irish came up with a surprising way of service reception, where all the players were on the receiving field. After a brief tactical time-out was decided that rather than soft and technical serve, but tough service to the player body. The result was an easy victory 11-3. The third set was on a swing with the score on both sides, time-outs, the players alternating and ultimately deserved victory 11 to 9. Our commented statement - easy game :-).

5th International Futnet Camp for Women and Youth will take place on 21-26 July 2014 in Chabarovice, Czech Republic.

As in previous years, the camp provides an opportunity to improve existing futnet skills of children (12-15 years) and women (no age limit) under the supervision and guidance of experienced futnet coaches and instructors from Czech Republic and Slovakia.

All the information can be found in the invitation. The deadline for applications and for the payment of 50% of the corresponding participation fee is 31 May. The application form and account details are attached to the invitation.